Process and apparatus for impregnating a product obtained by cutting a continuous web

A method for impregnation of a product comprising fibrous material and formed from a continuous web, the method comprising:

• cutting out and removing a specific zone from the continuous web of fibrous material using a cutting element having a cutting edge forming a periphery of an inner wall of the cutting element, the inner wall having a shape substantially corresponding to the specific zone;
• and
• applying an impregnation product to the specific zone, wherein the cutting out and removing step and the applying step are carried out simultaneously or virtually simultaneously and wherein the cutting edge cuts out the specific zone and the impregnation product is applied by the inner wall of the cutting element.